Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ames had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ames, with the one closest to Ames listed first.
- Sweetland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Gann Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ree Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Miller
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stephan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bramhall ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bramhall is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramhall
- Crow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wessington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Highmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Brule
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lyonville is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
- Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
- Crow Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wessington Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Estimated population in 2014: 374 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ames, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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